News Archive
News Archive
Helen Wearing featured in the New York Times
April 24, 2020
Our own Dr. Helen J. Wearing is featured in this New York Times article today April 24, 2020!
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/coronavirus-new-mexico.html
Here are some quotes from the article:
“Hundreds of lives were saved because of what... read more
Nina Greenberg wins William P. and Heather W. Weber Teching Excellence Award
April 24, 2020
Our own Nina Greenberg has been selected a recipient of the William P. and Heather W. Weber Teaching Excellence Award for teaching that exemplifies the excellence across the A & S College.
The letter from the Dean says:
This award recognizes the... read more
David Vargas receives an Honorable Mention NSF GRFP
April 16, 2020
David Alan Vargas was awarded an Honorable Mention by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The NSF accords Honorable Mention to meritorious applicants who do not receive Fellowship awards. This is considered a significant national academic... read more
Famous British mathematician John Horton Conway passed on April 11
April 12, 2020
John Horton Conway famous British Mathematician, the John von Neuman Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, at died on April 11, 2020 of COVID-19. He was active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game... read more
Albuquerque artist paints mural thanking local healthcare workers
April 11, 2020
You can check it out, across the street from Presbyterian Hospital in Downtown. Our own Patricia Oakley can be seen snapping a photo of the mural in the local news KOAT news segment.
Per Patricia's own account: On Tuesday I was out on a walk. As is... read more
Serafina Lawles receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
March 31, 2020
Serafina Lawles has been selected to receive a 2020 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF). The title of her proposal to NSF was: “Bounds on Loop Dominance Structural Analysis of Complex Stochastic Nonlinear Systems... read more
Terry Loring featured in the Notices of the AMS
February 26, 2020
Terry Loring is featured in an article regarding the 2020 AMS Fellows in the March 2020 issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society (AMS)
https://www.ams.org/journals/notices/202003/rnoti-p421.pdf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=... read more
UNM-PNM Math Contest in UNMnews
February 20, 2020
UNMnews posted an article about the UNM-PNM Math Contest!
https://news.unm.edu/news/mathematics-contest-challenges-students-across-new-mexico
Congratulations Zeb and Hongnian for a well run contest!
In-service Week Schedule, Spring 2020
January 13, 2020
Schedule for Spring 2020 In-Service
Also in pdf format.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
ALEKS/CAPS Training: 1:00-5:00
Zimmerman Library 345 MaLL Tutor & PMT Training (mandatory for all MaLL tutors) (CAPS)
Please see... read more
Mike Nakamaye featured in the Notices of the AMS
January 12, 2020
Mike Nakamaye with coauthors including former department faculty member Kristin Umland published the article "The Number Line: Unifying the Evolving Definition of Number in K-12 Mathematics" that appeared in the October 2019 issue of the Notices... read more
Reuben Hersh passed away
January 5, 2020
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Reuben Hersh's passing on Jan 3, 2020 in his appartment at Brookdale in Santa Fe, NM.
Some of us had the pleasure to meet Reuben, enjoy his wit and erudition as well as his kindness and warmth.... read more
Anna Skripka featured in the Notices of the AMS
January 5, 2020
Anna Skripka's article on Untangling Noncommutatitvity with Operator Integrals just appered in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) January 2020 issue. Enjoy a good reading!
Terry Loring elected a 2020 Fellow of the AMS
November 23, 2019
Professor Terry Loring has been elected a 2020 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
For contributions to K-theory for operator algebras, for applications in theoretical physics, and for interdisciplinary work involving computer science,... read more
John Shadid awarded the USACM Thomas J. R. Hughes Medal for CFD
November 20, 2019
National Laboratories Professor John Shadid, has been awarded the U.S. Association of Computational Mechanics (USACM) Thomas J. R. Hughes Medal for CFD. The award was given with both his Sandia and UNM Math affiliation: For outstanding and sustained... read more
Anna Skripka one of three Invited Addresses at AMS Sectional Meeting
November 6, 2019
Professor Anna Skripka is one of three invited addresses at the 2019 Fall Western Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society held at University of California--Riverside (this is quite an honor). A short introduction to her talk appeared... read more
